Todd Clausen laments about the lack of young professionals on Cuomo’s Rochester-area economic development council: “(I)t’s missing a youthful voice and someone who hasn’t been boxed in by years of traditional thinking, politics or dinosaur concepts.”

Don Glynn recalls that former Gov. Mario Cuomo tried regional development council’s too, adding: “Some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political opponents should be thrilled to learn that he’s recycling strategy from the Reagan era.”

WNY developer Howard Zemsky has been a “go-to guy” for three Democratic governors now.

The names of dead East Village residents showed up on petitions for district leader candidates who are allies of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Cuomo will sign a law to ban children’s products containing the flame retardant chemical TRIS, which has been shown to cause cancer.

Outgoing MTA Chairman Jay Walder’s decision to depart was fueled by his chilly relationship with Cuomo, who barely acknowledged the existence of the transit honcho.

Bloomberg defended a group of atheists who want to block the World Trade Center cross from returning to Ground Zero, saying they have a right to sue.

NYC’s chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, is one of the few government officials in the country focused solely on the digital arena. She’s still trying to define her role.

The NYC Department of Education is set to award a $27 million no-bid contract to a subsidiary owned by Rupert Murdoch, who is the boss of former NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein.

The Post chastises Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes for maintaining close ties to Brooklyn Democratic boss/Assemblyman Vito Lopez and vouching for him as a “good guy.”

State parks are in need of some big-ticket fixes that New York cannot afford.

The Post continues its coverage of Brooklyn BP Marty Markowitz, who apparently cancelled his plans to officiate over a canine wedding after getting wind the paper planned to send a reporter.

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.I.am is teaming up with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to produce a rap concert in China.

A Cortlandt cardiologist, Democrat Richard Becker, thinks GOP Rep. Nan Hayworth is out-of-step with NY-19 and too beholden to the Tea Party, so he’s mulling a challenge in 2012.